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The evening of June 21 in the service of an urgent call, police received several calls from citizens who reported that in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Yisrael «haredim» attacked servicemen.

According to the caller, three soldiers in the form of IDF soldiers entered the synagogue. They were noticed by the representatives of the ultra-Orthodox community. Near the entrance to the synagogue began to gather «haredim», who shouted to the soldiers insults. Call the «Moked 100» believed that the soldiers at risk.

The scene was sent a police patrol. Near the synagogue is the car police were subjected to stone attack.

The press service of law enforcement agencies reported that police evacuated the soldiers, none of them was hurt.

The Jerusalem police had to evacuate the troops from the synagogue 22.06.2017